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If the turn signal switch is sloppy you may just need a new cancelling cam https://www.classicindustries.com/product/all-years/dodge/all-models/parts/mn2150.html.

Do your switches still work? Try cleaning and lubricating them before you replace them. They may be in good shape. I thought I needed a new ignition switch because the key wouldn't spring back from the start position to run until cleaned I cleaned the switch with WD40 then sprayed the shaft with...

1972 was the first year for the hook type jacks and slotted bumpers. Your bumper has slots so I would say yes it's for your car. Your rear bumper should have slots also and your bumper should be the hook type. If you still have the jack instructions on your trunk lid it should look like this...

The Articles section of FABO has a MOPAR options list Mopar Option Codes. It lists 69 to 71 codes but most of them are probably good for 72. This site has factory service manuals that will help you decode your vin Service Manuals – MyMopar. It doesn't have the 72 Dodge manual but it does have...

Tri-City Plating Tri-City Plating Co. Inc. - Chrome Plating for the Tri-Cities and surrounding areas may have plated 73 bumpers in stock. If they have a set they can take yours for cores in a trade or replate yours if they don't.

According to the fender tag it's a 1972 Dart with a 318.

FABO has option codes listed under articles Mopar Option Codes. The top line of the fender tag shows V5X which is Body Side Molding, Black. If a car came with a side molding it didn't have a Bumble Bee Stripe. My car came with a side molding, V5X, however I left it off and added a Bumble Bee Stripe.

I had to remove the trim and seal the windshield myself because the local glass installers I talked to didn't want to risk scratching the paint. It's a very messy job but well worth it. You have to keep checking for leaks and keep filling the openings until the leaks stopped. One installer told...

I discovered I had leaks in my front and rear windshields this past summer when my car got caught in a downpour on the way home from a car show. The windshields had been replaced, however they didn't have bedding and glazing compound installed around the windshields between the seals and the...

I took my steering column apart yesterday to work on the ignition switch and found the shaft was dirty. The ignition switch spring couldn't get the shaft to fully rotate so I cleaned the switch with WD40 then sprayed the shaft with lithium grease and now the shaft fully rotates. I also cleaned...

Do the ignition switches get sticky from dirt and just need to be cleaned in order to function properly? Except for not going to the run position after starting my switch is working fine.

Dave, Thanks for your comments. I suspect the problem is with the switch and I want to see if anybody had a similar problem with a 70 and later car. I'm hoping it's possible to fix the problem without taking the column apart since as you can see in this FABO article you have to take a lot of...

I have a 1970 Dodge Dart 340 that has a rallye dash and an in dash tach I got from Classic Industries. I thought I was having a problem with the tach because the needle doesn't move when I start the car, however it does move about 10 seconds or longer after the car starts running. Yesterday I...

69 was the last year for the flasher switch on the dash. 70 was the first year for the steering wheel lock and flasher switch on the column. I think the 70 column with auto shifter is pretty much identical to the 71 column except for how the flasher switch operates. The 70 flasher switch is...